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Sanath Jayasuriya
Pic: Mike Hewitt / Allsport

Sanath Teran Jayasuriya
Born: Matara, 30-6-1969
Type: Left hand opening batsman and left arm slow bowler
Team: Bloomfield Cricket & Athletic Club
LOI debut: v Australia at Melbourne, 26-12-1989
LOI Highest score: 151* v India at Mumbai, 17-5-1997
LOI Best bowling: 6-29 v England at Moratuwa, 20-3-1993

LOI captaincy record (26-1-1998):

Played Won Lost Tie No Result

1 1 - - -

LOI career :

M Inns No Runs Avg HS 100 50 Ct/st Balls Runs Wkts Avge Best 5w R/o

178 170 7 4672 28.66 151* 7 29 59 6587 5350 152 35.20 6-29 2 4.87

WC debut: v Zimbabwe at New Plymouth, 23-2-1992
WC Highest score: 82 v England at Faisalabad, 9-3-1996
WC Best bowling: 3-12 v India at Calcutta, 13-3-1996
WC appearances (2): in 1992, 1996

WC career :

M Inns No Runs Avg HS 100 50 Ct/st Balls Runs Wkts Avge Best 5w R/o

12 11 - 295 26.82 82 - 2 9 342 275 7 39.29 3-12 - 4.82